Rose Plate Special: Bachelor in Paradise 2025, Episodes 8-9

About this episode

The hosts discuss episodes 8-9 of Bachelor in Paradise 2025 while navigating personal updates and recommendations.

Believe it or not, we recorded this a couple of days ago, but Sammi is still in recovery mode, getting back into the swing of things after her surgery, so be PATIENT! If you are curious about the cozy games Sammi talks about, they are available here: * Discounty [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2274620/Discounty/] * Tiny Bookshop [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2133760/Tiny_Bookshop/] Also here's more info on Sean's dad, you can look it up yourself [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_McLaughlin]. We didn't get too much into the ALLEGED scandals. Also, support Parisa in her amateur chef journey [https://www.instagram.com/chefpms/?hl=en]!

People in this episode

Host: Sammi

Topics covered

• Bachelor in Paradise
• cozy games
• amateur chef

Keywords

• surgery recovery
• scandals
• gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Discounty, Tiny Bookshop

Books & works: Rose Plate Special, Bachelor in Paradise

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